Daily Republican., 1887-04-21
How Imported Ores Work

The Inter-SsAte Commerce law is de-
veloplng the iron mining business IN
thu interior OF our country In q manner
bat Ms:le expected; 30 after all It has
IL beuedss ~ well AS It's faults. 1t has
brought to light In IN unexpected man
ner 10 what extent imported iron ore
these who have eyes can easily ses now
that the importation OF ores has been o
great injury to labor interests, Toe
Intey.Ssate Commerce bill has raised
the price on the freigh. Of ores from the
seaboafd to the interior iron mAnufac'
tories to such M extent thai " has
already been found more profitable to
develop the home minee, and as con-
sequence miners have been employed
and put to wo:k, and higher wages are
being paid fog labor. The millions OF
dollars that have been paid for foreign
ores " II now be kept o. home and dis
trlbuted amongst our own work men.
No other argument should be required
70 show the evi! effects OF q reduction
Of our tariff than to see iron ore shipped
from the Mediterranean seq ACROSS the
Atlantic and delivered to our iron
manufacturers ~ prices for which 1t
could not be mined right In the vicinity
Of tho furnaces. Free-trAders say let
NJ have all our raw material for manu-
featuring delivered free Of duty. The
demand sounds reasonable, and even
protectionis.s say there IL nothing wrong
about that. and 80 down came the duty
on foreign ores. What was the conss-
Quence9 Oar home mines were aban
doned and ore mining Increased on tn
shores Of the Mediterranean. The York
Pa, Dispatch In referring to this sus
ject has given the substance OF con
versation with . workman who 10 vel
posted on this subject, In which tn
workman remarked: 81 an . Demo
crat, but have read Your articles o.
Iron ore and the tariff and know 20
Are right. have been on board shiI
have been well over the world, aud
have seen Iron ore put on board ship o
the Mediterranean coast to be brougf
free ~ ballast TO America, and the labc
employed TO load It on ship were tt
native women. Three hundred wome
would each carry about one hundre
pounds OF ore on their heads, march u
the gsngwsy. and when up, with
bWI0b Vi tuttt UOIASs cmpty buctE We
sells OF ore into the vessels hold. tt
price Of their labor Was twelve cents
day for each woman, This is the cla
of cheAp lAbo-, said this workman, IL
American lAborer must compete wit
and thcaS u hnes IN IS ballast witho
freigbRS, nnesH[ and with o duty
onlysySnty.hve certs per tor. tn
vorkms will oppose, and o.
n.r,1 vii, and /. 4: Il they determ
S.sr mn thel free-.rade policy
There Are big chu] ks OF wisdom in t
conversation OF *his workman. 1t W
be seen that we IRE brought directly
competition with worse than sls
labor In Europe. Our American n
ners are cou PEELED through this ab,u
cry for free ore to be brought into d
rect com petition with woman labor
twelve cents q day for mining a
loading ore. Free raw material, Will
10 but another name for fres trat
means the degradation Of labor in IL
country by being brought into com
tihon with woman labor and starvati
wages in Europe. II the Inter-S;
Commerce bill prevents this 1t v
have . large credit to Offset the de
side of complaints that are broul
against it.